Archive - 6 October 2009

EC shows muscle in removing BN, Pakatan banners

EC shows muscle in removing BN, Pakatan banners

Several banners and billboards put up by both BN and Pakatan have been removed for containing unsuitable words and phrases.
16y ago
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Police report against JAG over Kartika issue

Police report against JAG over Kartika issue

Johor Baru Umno Youth and Wanita Umno lodged a report against the Joint Action Group for Gender Equality (JAG) for interfering in the caning sentence on the part-time model.
16y ago
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Chua: EGM now personal because of Ong

Chua: EGM now personal because of Ong

EXCLUSIVE The ex-MCA deputy president says that the upcoming EGM has been made a personal battle by the party boss. [VIDEOS INSIDE]
16y ago
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Vasantha's Hindraf backs PAS in Bagan Pinang

Vasantha's Hindraf backs PAS in Bagan Pinang

Ex-ISA detainee Vasanthakumar, declaring Umno as ‘a permanent enemy of Hindraf', says that the movement is backing the PAS candidate in Bagan Pinang.
16y ago
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'Najib responsible for my daughter's death'

'Najib responsible for my daughter's death'

Altantuya Shaariibuu's father says it again in a statement to the French media, pressing for attention to the circumstances surrounding her death.
16y ago
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Anwar a BN target despite being abroad

Anwar a BN target despite being abroad

The opposition leader has yet to set foot in Bagan Pinang since the start of the campaigning but he is already a prime target in the BN camp.
16y ago
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Murugiah: ROS Act silences dissent

Murugiah: ROS Act silences dissent

16y ago
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189 new H1N1 cases registered today

189 new H1N1 cases registered today

The Education Ministry will also be screening all Penilaian Menengah Rendah (PMR) candidates who will start their exams tomorrow.
16y ago
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PAS protests postal voting procedures

PAS protests postal voting procedures

military postal vote casting About 4,000 soldiers will cast their postal votes on Thursday and Friday in Bagan Pinang, even though 'contentious issues' have yet to be resolved.
16y ago
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E-voting system open to abuse, say campus students

E-voting system open to abuse, say campus students

Varsity students have questioned the merits of the e-voting system introduced in campuses in 2004 with some saying it's a tool to subjugate democracy.
16y ago
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Corruption is now a technical, not moral, issue

Corruption is now a technical, not moral, issue

16y ago
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A whole new dimension for 'technical offence'

A whole new dimension for 'technical offence'

16y ago
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'Pakatan made a promise'

'Pakatan made a promise'

abdul khalid samad EXCLUSIVE Outspoken Shah Alam MP Khalid Samad has undoubtedly ruffled feathers in PAS. He explains where...
16y ago
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Isa Samad represents all that is ill with Umno

Isa Samad represents all that is ill with Umno

16y ago
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MIED, AIMST removal a devious move by Samy

MIED, AIMST removal a devious move by Samy

16y ago
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Hasan Ali 'a beacon of light for Islam'

Hasan Ali 'a beacon of light for Islam'

16y ago
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Lim ready 'anytime, anywhere' for debate with Koh

Lim ready 'anytime, anywhere' for debate with Koh

However the Penang chief minister said that the debate should take place without any conditions attached.
16y ago
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Budget 2010: More allocation needed for export promo

Budget 2010: More allocation needed for export promo

The Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers has urged the government to provide a bigger allocation for export and investment promotion in the upcoming budget.
16y ago
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Candidates bump into each other at wet market

Candidates bump into each other at wet market

The unexpected meeting took place while both were campaigning at the stalls in the market, on the fourth day of campaigning, this morning.
16y ago
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Isa's victory could spark dangerous trend

Isa's victory could spark dangerous trend

A win for Isa Samad might pave the way for future candidates of questionable character to get elected into office, says a political scientist.
16y ago
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New teachers left waiting for postings

New teachers left waiting for postings

The fate of thousands of graduate teachers in colleges and universities may be in limbo as their placement in schools has been ‘delayed'.
16y ago
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Searchers comb wreckage for Samoan tsunami dead

Searchers comb wreckage for Samoan tsunami dead

Search teams have combed the jumble of smashed houses and ripped foliage in their search for human remains nearly a week after a tsunami devastated Samoa and neighbouring islands.
16y ago
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M'sian students in Padang: Gov't to decide tomorrow

M'sian students in Padang: Gov't to decide tomorrow

The cabinet will decide on the status of 330 Malaysian students at Universitas Andalas in Padang when it meets tomorrow.
16y ago
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Ong blasts Chua over 'desperate' manifesto

Ong blasts Chua over 'desperate' manifesto

NONE ‘What I see clearly is a concerted hidden agenda and effort to bring me down and once he returns as deputy president, he will take over as president.'
16y ago
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Italian scientist reproduces Shroud of Turin

Italian scientist reproduces Shroud of Turin

He said this is a feat which proves that the linen some Christians revere as Jesus Christ's burial cloth is a medieval fake.
16y ago
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Growing protectionism focus of economic conference

Growing protectionism focus of economic conference

Economic Freedom Network Asia is holding its 10 th international meeting this week to discuss ways and means to liberalise trade and economics.
16y ago
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MP asks for more money to develop Labuan

MP asks for more money to develop Labuan

Among the tourism projects that needed funding were the Labuan bazaar, marine parks and aggressive promotion to tap the markets in Southeast Asia.
16y ago
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Kesas protest: 11 acquitted

Kesas protest: 11 acquitted

UPDATED 5.55PM They were charged with participating in an illegal assembly and refusing to disperse at the Kesas Highway in November 2000.
16y ago
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Sabah to link up fragmented forests

Sabah to link up fragmented forests

The state will insist on wildlife corridors and riparian reserves to facilitate the movement of animals.
16y ago
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MIED will not be hijacked from the community

MIED will not be hijacked from the community

NONE MIC deputy president Palanivel said the education body -a child of the party - will serve the community for the long haul.
16y ago
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Headlines online: Oct 6, 2009

Headlines online: Oct 6, 2009

The aftermath of the earthquake in Padang dominates the front pages of most major dailies.
16y ago
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EC tells Pakatan to register as a party

EC tells Pakatan to register as a party

This will solve the problem of its partners being hauled up by the commission for putting up flags and other campaign materials.
16y ago
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Isa's suspension declared a no-go area

Isa's suspension declared a no-go area

Chinese dailies have been ordered not to report on Isa Samad's suspension from Umno ahead of the Bagan Pinang by-election.
16y ago
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BN candidate hits back at critics

BN candidate hits back at critics

Umno bigwigs need not deflect criticism leveled at Isa Samad as the former MB and eloquent orator is more than capable of defending himself.

16y ago
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Negri Sembilan MB: The tsunami stops here

Negri Sembilan MB: The tsunami stops here

Negri Sembilan MB Mohamad Hassan made an impassioned plea in Bagan Pinang for voters to help reverse the trend of BN's by-election losses.

16y ago
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Leadership exemplified

Leadership exemplified

One can ask what the work of any political leader is. One answer could be that he/she uses words to communicate a vision for change in the future.
16y ago
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Obama under fire for shunning Dalai Lama

Obama under fire for shunning Dalai Lama

US President Barack Obama was facing criticism that he succumbed to Chinese pressure in not meeting the globetrotting Buddhist monk.
16y ago
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N Korea's Kim open to new nuke talks

N Korea's Kim open to new nuke talks

North Korea is willing to return to six-party nuclear disarmament negotiations if separate talks planned with the US make progress.
16y ago
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Bagan Pinang boycott: 'Don't throw away your vote'

Bagan Pinang boycott: 'Don't throw away your vote'

free 'This call to boycott the Bagan Pinang by-election is a silly one. This is the best opportunity for the Indian Malaysian community to show both BN and Pakatan that they must answer to the people'.
16y ago
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'Technical or not, an offence is an offence'

'Technical or not, an offence is an offence'

free 'If you are a tainted leader then forever you are tainted. In the case of Isa Samad, he was convicted as a person who used money to win his party elections. Mr PM, don't try to fool the rakyat with your illogical remarks.'
16y ago
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